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VIRTIO_BALLOON(4) | Device Drivers Manual | VIRTIO_BALLOON(4) |
NAME¶
virtio_balloon
—
VirtIO Memory Balloon driver
SYNOPSIS¶
To compile this driver into the kernel, place the following lines in your kernel configuration file:device
virtio_balloon
virtio_balloon_load="YES"
DESCRIPTION¶
Thevirtio_balloon
device driver provides
support for VirtIO memory balloon devices.
The memory balloon allows the guest to, at the request of the hypervisor, return
memory allocated to the hypervisor so it can be made available to other
guests. The hypervisor can later signal the balloon to return the memory.
SEE ALSO¶
virtio(4)HISTORY¶
Thevirtio_balloon
driver was written by
Bryan Venteicher ⟨bryanv@FreeBSD.org⟩. It first appeared in FreeBSD 9.0.
January 22, 2012 | Debian |